cy·clo·pe·di·a also cy·clo·pae·di·a (s  kl -p  d-)n. An encyclopedia. [Short for encyclopedia.] cy clo·pedic (-d k) adj.cy clo·pedist (-dst) n. |
cyclopedia, cyclopaedia [ˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪə]
n
(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a less common word for encyclopedia
cyclopedic , cyclopaedic adj
cyclopedist , cyclopaedist n
cyclopedia, cyclopaedia
encyclopedia. — cyclopedist, cyclopaedist, n. — cyclopedic, cyclopaedic, adj.
See also: Books
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| Noun | 1. |  cyclopedia - a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialtybook of facts, reference book, reference work, reference - a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" book of knowledge - an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge |
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